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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Minutes of Regular Meeting July 5, 2011
CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL:
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Viehman in the Chief's Conference
Room of the Village of Buffalo Grove Police Department. Commissioner Dibbern called the roll
and noted for the record that a quorum was present at the meeting. Present were Chairman
Viehman, Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, and Dibbern. Also in attendance were Fire
Chief Terry Vavra, Police Commander Michael Szos, HR Director Art Malinowski and Trustee
Liaison Steve Trilling.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A. Commissioner Lukatsky made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Regular
Meeting of June 7, 2011, as amended, seconded by Commissioner Karge. The motion
was approved by a voice vote.
B. Commissioner Loeb made a motion to approve the minutes of the BFPC Special Meeting
of June 16, 2011, seconded by Commissioner Lukatsky. The motion was approved by a
voice vote.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT:
A. New ID Badges were handed out to the Commissioners.
B. The BFPC received a letter of appreciation from Police Chief Balinski for the BFPC
Special Meeting held on June 16, 2011.
C. Chairman Viehman reported that the Board received a thank you letter dated June 7,
2011, from a candidate who took the written examination. Although he received a low
score and did not make the cut, he appreciated the process and indicated this was one of
the best run tests he has ever attended.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS:
Commissioners had no news to report.
CHIEF and TRUSTEE REPORTS:
POLICE DEPARTMENT
A. Commander Szos reported that no one was on light duty.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. Chief Vavra reported that Kathy Abangan was home and officially retired on
July 1, 2011. Her position is being filled by Wilma from the Police
Department.
B. Larry Swieca retired on June 30`h
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C. The Union is voting on the ratification of the contract today.
D. Both the Police and Fire Departments escorted a soldier who was returning
home from the war.
TRUSTEE REPORT
A. Trustee Trilling indicated that there was a nice representation for the
fireworks over the weekend by the police and fire departments. He also noted
that the ruse burglaries have diminished.
QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE:
There were no questions from the audience.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Update on Police Officer and FF/PM Candidate Background Investigations.
a. At the Special Meeting of June 16, 2011, conditional offers of employment
were approved for two candidates. Candidate#7, Adrian Jigalov, was very
positive and excited about the offer. His medical and psychological are
underway. He is currently a Police Officer so he will not have to attend the
academy. Candidate#10, Denis Tarabrin, declined the offer as he has taken a
position in private security investigations. After discussions with the
department, it has been decided to cease any further investigations and wait
for the new list.
b. One FF/PM candidate declined to move further in the process and rejected
himself. Two other candidates will be reviewed later during this meeting. It
was noted by Commissioner Lukatsky that the investigators did a nice job on
the reports and they were more consistent. However, some issues came out in
the polygraph that were not reflected in the report for one of the candidates.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Discussion of 2011 Police Officer Oral Examination Process on June 25/26, 2011.
a. Chairman Viehman offered the following statistics:
Number Scheduled to Interview: 54
Number Interviewed: 51
Number Passed Interview 40
Number Failed Interview 11
b. It was noted that having the introduction letter read before the interview
worked out very well. The interviews stayed on schedule and each candidate
got their full 15 minutes. This process will be used for the FF/PM interviews
also.
B. A motion was made by Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Karge, to
approve the 2011 Police Officer Preliminary Eligible Register, published July 6,
2011. Commissioners Karge, Lukatsky, Loeb, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor
of the motion. Candidates#1, 2 and 3 are certified police officers.
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C. Chairman Viehman handed out a letter announcing the 2012 Fire Lieutenant
Promotional Eligibility Ranking Process for the Commissioners to review. A motion
was made by Commissioner Lukatsky, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, to
approve the Fire Lieutenant Promotional Eligibility Ranking Process Letter, dated
July 5, 2011. All Commissioners present voted in favor of the motion.
D. Chairman Viehman passed out a preliminary calendar of events for the 2012 Fire
Lieutenant Testing Cycle. He asked the Commissioners to review the dates and let
him know of any conflicts.
ADJOURNMENT OF OPEN SESSION:
A motion was made by Commissioner Loeb, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern, for the Board
to adjourn to a Closed Executive Session as authorized by Subsection 2(a) of the Illinois Open
Meetings Act [51LCS 120/2(a)] for the purpose of Employment/Appointment matters.
Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted in favor of the motion.
Open session was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
The executive session was called to order at 7:46 p.m. Present were Chairman Viehman,
Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and HR Director Art Malinowski. Background
investigation materials on two Firefighter/Paramedic candidates was reviewed and discussed. At
8:04 p.m. a motion was made by Commissioner Lukatsky, seconded by Commissioner Dibbern
to adjourn the executive session. All Commissioners present voted in favor of the motion.
RETURN TO OPEN SESSION:
The open session resumed at 8:05 p.m. for the purpose of making position offers.
Firefighter/Paramedic Candidate# 2: Robert L. Beckman. A motion was made by
Commissioner Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Loeb, to make a conditional offer of
employment to FF/PM Candidate Beckman. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern
and Viehman voted in favor of the motion. Chairman Viehman will contact the candidate and
make the conditional offer of employment.
Firefighter/Paramedic Candidate# 15: Brian Steen. A motion was made by Commissioner
Dibbern, seconded by Commissioner Loeb, to make a conditional offer of employment to FF/PM
Candidate Steen. Commissioners Karge, Loeb, Lukatsky, Dibbern and Viehman voted against
the motion. No offer will be made to the candidate at this time.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Loeb to adjourn the meeting at 8:28 p.m., seconded by
Commissioner Lukatsky. The motion was approved by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane L. Dibbern, Secretary
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
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